Designed by Emperor Hadrian and dedicated to "all gods" concrete, Corinthian Order, Portico and Rotunda, lighted by oculus

Clementia Panel from the Triumphal Arch of Marcus Aurelius

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tumulus

an artificial mound, typically found over a grave

Temple of Portunus, Republic, Roman Empire

A major Roman competitor was _________

Carthage

insulae

islands; similar to present day apartments; numerous familes would live above stores in these apartments

Fresco

wall painting technique that uses colors directly on freshly applied plaster. It is divided in four styles and the best examples are perserved in Pompeii and Herculaneum, due to catastophe of the Vesuvius.

clearstory windows

allow light in from attic

tropea

trophy; monument on battlefield in which roman soldier's armor is placed on stick (like scarecrow) to show domination over area

pilaster

a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

small painted shapes put together to form a large work of art. usually for floors. made of marble, limestone, and glass.

coffer

a sunken panel in a vault or ceiling (Pantheon)

The only building which has been in continuous use since classical antiquity to the present day:

The Pantheon

Arch of Susa

arch built in today Piemonte region (northern italy) by Augustus once he signed an treaty with the local populations; some of the reliefs show plebian art influence, with the animals of the sacrafice procession bigger than real.

Villa at Boscoreale

50 BCE; evidence of 2nd style painting

pantheon 4 reasons

1. huge walls 20 feet
2. oculus
3. light materials
4. coffers

1st style wall paintings

260-200 BC(?) used marble of various colors on painted plaster, example of early Hellenistic period, depicted gods, mortals, and heroes

The tomb at Petra was a good example of Roman ______ style, not seen until the 17th century in France.